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Brazil ex-president Michel Temer released by judge, prosecutors to appeal
March 26, 2019 7:26 am
Judge Ivan Athié of the TRF-2 federal appeals court said in his ruling that the evidence provided by investigators did not justify the "preventive" jailing of Temer and seven other defendants, including former minister Wellington Moreira Franco.
Brazilian president orders extradition of Cesare Battisti
December 15, 2018 2:40 am
Battisti was eventually released from jail, but was arrested again in 2017 after he was caught trying to cross the Brazil-Bolivia border carrying the equivalent of about $7,500 in undeclared cash.
Lawyers for Brazil's president Michel Temer ask top court to annul police graft accusations
October 18, 2018 10:35 am
Police have been investigating Temer for allegedly taking bribes in return for helping shape a decree regulating Brazil's ports, and in particular for extending concessions in the port of Santos to benefit companies of close associates.
Brazil President Temer charged with corruption, money laundering
October 17, 2018 10:51 am
He took office in 2016 after President Dilma Rousseff was impeached.
Brazil prosecutor asks top court to prevent police chief interfering in Temer case
February 27, 2018 10:12 am
The request relates to an investigation into whether Temer accepted bribes in exchange for extending a concession last year for operating services in the Port of Santos, Latin America's busiest container port.
Brazil's Congress rejects corruption case against President Michel Temer
October 26, 2017 2:12 pm
The vote means that Michel Temer is safe from prosecution while he remains President. But he is still subject to investigation and possible trial by lower courts after his term ends in late 2018.
Brazil Congress passes law restricting online criticism of candidates
October 06, 2017 9:01 am
The legislation, which does not require a judicial order for candidates or parties to request the withdrawal of content from websites and apps, could be blocked by Brazil's President Michel Temer.
Top prosecutor to use new testimony against Michel Temer, source says
August 23, 2017 8:33 am
Prosecutors in Brazil have been investigating bribes and graft between politicians and private companies in the country's worst corruption scandal ever.
Brazil President Michel Temer wins Congressional votes to block graft charge
August 03, 2017 7:51 am
Brazil's lower house of Congress voted on Wednesday to reject a corruption charge against President Michel Temer for allegedly taking bribes, saving him from facing a possible Supreme Court trial that could have ousted him from office.
Vote nears on corruption trial for Brazil President Michel Temer
August 02, 2017 11:23 pm
In a separate investigation, prosecutors cite a secretly recorded late-night meeting between Temer and one of JBS's owners, Joesley Batista. In the recording, Temer allegedly is heard authorizing hush money payments to senior politician Eduardo Cunha.
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